Oh boy, what have we been up to?

Life has been different.  Change has happened, and I feel like we are still adjusting.  I'm hoping to find a new normal when the kids go back to school.  We are now in our new home.  We have been here for nearly 3 months.  We love it, but there is a lot of work to do and it feels like a lot going on.

Jeff did his, now yearly, Salem Tri.

The kids love going and cheering Jeff on.

Jeff's favorite leg - the bike

Ethan joined the West Lake High School marching band.  So far he has had plenty of practices, parades and fun.  He is totally enjoying it and has made lots of friends.

Here is Ethan performing with his band in our little Saratoga Springs parade.  Ethan is at the end.  He was told not to look or wave at anyone during the parade.  He said he couldn't hear our cheers.

We were also able to go to Harmon's annual Lagoon day party.  We love this, it's great fun!

The girls love getting their faces painted.

The boys and I are ready to ride The Bat!

Jeff is always Paige's preferred riding partner - Mom screams too much.

Shortly after we moved in, our little city, went up in flames.  Here is the view out my bedroom window.  We were fortunate and the fire wasn't too close to us.  The firefighters set up camp at the fun park in our neighborhood.  I should have taken pictures of that.  They were sleeping and living there until the fire was out.  It was quite the sight to see them return from the mountain with blackened faces from the smoke and dirt.

Most recently we have been busy putting our yard in.  Lots of raking, shoveling and sweat.  Each morning I woke up singing "everyday I'm shovelin"  Corny, I know, but really I thought that every day.   Sprinklers are finally in and we just need to rake and level so we can get curbing and then sod.  

Here are the girls helping their dad.  

It has been a busy summer and doesn't seem to be slowing down.  We'll get to our normal soon, and I know I will miss my crew when they go back to school.